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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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